Europol is looking to establish a reserve list of candidates for the Innovation Lab team of the Information Management Unit, Capabilities Directorate at Europol.

This internship project focuses on supporting activities of the Innovation Lab.

The intern will contribute to the development of technical solutions through active collaboration with technical specialists in the team whereby the intern will support the team by:

• Identifying, reproducing, and fixing software bugs;
• Writing and running test cases to ensure tools function as expected across different scenarios.
• Assisting creating small prototypes to assess their feasibility for integration into the main project.
• Supporting writing or updating user manuals, API documentation, and internal guides;
• Implementing minor feature requests or enhancements;
• Supporting the code review process by reviewing peers' code changes, providing feedback, and ensuring adherence to coding standards and best practices;
• Investigating new libraries, tools, or frameworks relevant to the software;
• Performing other related tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

The selected applicant will join the internship project for a minimum period of 6 months and a maximum period of 12 months, including any possibility of extension based on the performance of the intern, the interest of the service and budget availability, with a work schedule of 40 hours a week. The internship will take place at the Europol premises in The Hague, The Netherlands.

During the period of internship, interns currently receive a MONTHLY MAINTENANCE GRANT of 1.500 EUR, serving the purpose to cover the costs of living in The Netherlands.

Please refer to the internship announcement on our website for additional details regarding the qualifications and duties. Europol accepts applications submitted only via the Europol website.